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I kinda wanna try faerie fruit

Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees

November 5, 2020 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

The town of Lud sits on the borders of Faerie at a place where two rivers join. Everyone in Lud prefers to pretend that Faerie just doesn’t exist, but when the children of some of Lud’s most prominent families start consuming highly addictive faerie fruit – and some even disappearing over the borders of Faerie – Lud’s Mayor Nathaniel Chanticleer (whose own child has also been at the fruit) decides something must be done. Lud-in-the-Mist is a very charming book that, despite sometimes feeling a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, classics, Fiction, Hope Mirrlees

TheShitWizard's CBR12 Review No:40 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, classics, Fiction, Hope Mirrlees ·
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If You Aren’t Reading Ilona Andrews, You Should Be.

Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

November 4, 2020 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I read this MONTHS ago and now I’m going to try to write a review, but there are two important things: If you have read Emerald Blaze, please join me in a squee for how excellent this was. I am so looking forward to the next book, even though it has been delayed because it’s hard to be creative when the world is falling apart. If you have not read Emerald Blaze, I assume you haven’t read the Hidden Legacies series and I must ask, whhhhyyyyyyyyy not? If […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Emerald Blaze, Hidden Legacy Series, Houston, ilona andrews, paranormal romance, Urban Fantasy

Emmalita's CBR12 Review No:92 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Emerald Blaze, Hidden Legacy Series, Houston, ilona andrews, paranormal romance, Urban Fantasy ·
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Take a look, it’s in a book (or five)

My America by Karen Katz

Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep: Baaad Hair Day by Eric Barclay

One More Hug by Megan Alexander

Roly Poly by Mem Fox

The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

November 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What do you do when you can’t write a review to fit your needed word count? You combine several together to let people know that there are some grand books out there, but trying to write over 200 words just is not going to happen with books only a 100 words themselves (if that). My America by Karen Katz: This is a nice book. It is cozy. It is sweet. It is comfortable. It talks about people from the POV of children. All (with one […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Eric Barclay, family, friendship, Hiroe Nakata, Jane Dyer, Karen Katz, Love, Megan Alexander, Mem Fox, Patrice Barton, siblings, Social Themes, Trudy Ludwig

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:350 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Eric Barclay, family, friendship, Hiroe Nakata, Jane Dyer, Karen Katz, Love, Megan Alexander, Mem Fox, Patrice Barton, siblings, Social Themes, Trudy Ludwig ·
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Get my rocker, Gert….I’m officially old

Warm Blood by Josh Tierney

November 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Looking for a new graphic novel? Skip Warm Blood by Josh Tierney. What I thought was going to be a murder mystery with a main character that was less Nancy Drew and more an everyday girl trying to make it through high school algebra turned into an odd collection of stories connected by a girl called Penny. Every single page has some bizarre events. Even if it is just a normal thing like trying on clothes at the mall. But the most bizarre event? The […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: graphic design, High school students, Josh Tierney, Sex & Gender

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:344 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: graphic design, High school students, Josh Tierney, Sex & Gender ·
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Spunk is the name of the game!

Julia’s House Moves On by Ben Hatke

Oona by Kelly DiPucchio

November 4, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Spunk is the name of the game with Julia and Oona. Two different gals, but who both know how to “get-r-done!” Julia’s House Moves On is the latest in the Julia books by Ben Hatke (an author who covers several age ranges with their books, this being for the 5 and up crowd). This darn cute story about “best laid plans” and how things will work out for the better just is silly, funny and educational. As the joke says, “You want to make God […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: ben hatke, Environment, Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Imaginary creatures, Kelly DiPucchio, mermaids, moving, Raissa Figueroa, Science & Nature

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:343 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: ben hatke, Environment, Fantasy & Magic, friendship, Imaginary creatures, Kelly DiPucchio, mermaids, moving, Raissa Figueroa, Science & Nature ·
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Celtic Chiaroscuro

The Grey King by Susan Cooper

Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper

November 2, 2020 by jormis Leave a Comment

(The previous review for Books I-III in the Dark is Rising series is here: https://cannonballread.com/2020/05/over-sea-under-the-stone-and-the-dark-is-rising-and-greenwitch-jormis/) The last two books in the Dark is Rising series are situated in Wales. In the whole series, 3 books happen in Wales and 2 in Cornwall. So, all are historical Celtic parts (before Saxons and Jutes and Normans came and conquered). In The Grey King, we meet Will Stanton who is recuperating from a liver infection. His parent send him off to Wales and its fresh sea air to […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: Susan Cooper

jormis's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: Susan Cooper ·
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